The delightful first movement to Telemann's Concerto for Recorder and Viola da gamba in A minor, performed on virtual instruments: violin, viola, recorder, gamba, cello and organ. Strings by Samplemodeling; alto recorder by Wallander Instruments. 
I first heard this while sitting in on a master class for lower Baroque strings (gamba, cello). Wonderful performance! But, considering that it is marked 'grave', I thought the students were taking it a bit fast (more 'allegro'). Anyway, I was glad that one of the faculty members (from American Bach Soloists) suggested the students take it at a more relaxed tempo. They then performed it again closer to the tempo I've used here, although my version is a bit slower still. Nonetheless, a friend commented: 'I listened to the piece before I read your notes and immediately thought this is the liveliest and most cheerful “grave” ever written!' In all fairness to the students, their original tempo was close to that of most recordings, which are a bit too fast, in my opinion (except for the recording by Collegium Pro Musicum, which is about the same tempo as my version).

Castle Consort plays Telemann

Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor, TWV 52:a1 - 1. Grave (2017.08.20)

Exploring the potential for using virtual instruments to create a realistic early music sound, with an emphasis on Baroque music. ¶ Esplorante la eblecon por uzi virtualajn instrumentojn por krei realisman fru-muzikan sonon, kun emfazo je baroka muziko.

Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor, TWV 52:a1 - 1. Grave (2017.08.20)

Jason Castle